r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RaisinAloneVortex • Aug 22 '26

Video The correct way to eat Sushi

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u/Howrus Aug 22 '26

I've seen people mix it in with their soy sauce

When we visited sushi place in Toyosu Fish Market, we were only foreigners there. And for us chef mixed wasabi and soy sauce, then put them on sushi using small brush. He explained that we may not know how to do it, so he will do it for us. That were one of the best sushi that I ate in Tokyo.

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u/realleathersmells Aug 23 '26

Most japanese dont do any of these things in the video either lol. In a traditional setting, you wouldn't mix wasabi directly in your shoyu but just like you saw at Toyosu, nobody really cares if you're just eating kaitenzushi (conveyer belt type spots) or other common places.

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u/SophisticPenguin Aug 23 '26

A fancy place will usually tell you how they prefer you to enjoy the dish. For the last sushi I've seen them also say dip so part of the rice gets soy sauce or only the rice

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u/Jason207 Aug 23 '26

We went to a nice sushi place with a Japanese friend and sat at the chefs counter, he told us what to eat (we could obv say no) and how to eat it.

Best sushi experience of my life. Also the most expensive (but worth it.)

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u/TonyzTone Aug 25 '26

The best part of an omakase experience is becoming buddy with the chef and letting him guide your experience.

It’s even better if your chef also likes beer and you can cheers with every good bite.

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u/_le_slap Aug 23 '26

They have different names for tiers of bougie sushi?

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u/Shin_curry Aug 25 '26

Uh, usually wasabi is under the fish and on the rice. For kids, you ask sabi-nuki which is basically no wasabi.